Gower, John 1325?-1408 creator Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell) 1852-1915 text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Confessio Amantis; Or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins" by John Gower is a 33,000-line Middle English poem composed between 1386 and 1390. An aging lover confesses to Venus's chaplain, creating a framework for dozens of narrative tales. Commissioned by King Richard II, this work stands among the greatest achievements of late 14th-century English literature. Written in plain style with octosyllabic couplets, it was one of the most copied manuscripts before printing, rivaling Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" in popularity and sharing several stories with it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessio_Amantis Release date is 2008-07-03 Douglas B. Killings, Diane M. Brendan and David Widger Original publication data not identified Courtly love -- Poetry Christian poetry, English (Middle) Love poetry, English (Middle) Christian ethics -- Poetry PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/266 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/266 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133029.0 266